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PLEASANT SCHOOL HOUSES.


Most of the country schools will be in
session before the next issue ofthe lndeS.
Much depends upon correct beginning.
A mistake made the first day is seldom
corrected. The best work is accom-.
plished when teacher and pupils work
together. A pleasant school house makes
school government an easy task. 1t is
almost impossible for the average boy to
do good work in an old dilapidated
school house. Everything suggests to
evil or mischief. The old SCARED desks
are temptation even to jack knife.
Boys do not injure good desks, and sell
dom mark on neat wall. If you want
boys to be good make the school room
pleasant. The teacher is not expected
to purchase desks and furniture. Deco
rate the walls. Take evergreens, ferns
and leaves-many beautiful ornaments
can be made from them. By grouping
the various tints of forest leaves many
different designs can be formed. Have
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
The Sword Of Damocles.

You will sometimes read an allp5ion
to the sword Of Damocles. Perhaps you
have not understood what it meant.
This is the story. Some four hundred
years before the time of Christ, Diony.
sius the elder was "tyrant," or ruler, of
Syracuse, in Sicily. He was surround
ed by courtiers, of whom Damocles was
one. This man having hattered the ty-
rant and spoken in the most glowing
language of the happiness of royalty,
Dionysius resolved to teach him a..severe
lesson. Damccles was invited to the
palace, but in midst of the gorgeous ban
quet he happened to look upwards, when
he beheld keen.edged sword hanging
above his head, and suspended by sim
gle hair. His fear lest the hair might
snap at any moment destroyed all hopes
of enjoyment, and from that time his
notions Of royal bliss became changed.
The same idea of the cares of the kingly
state was expressed by Shakespeare,
when lie put into the mouth of Henry
the Fourth the well known sentiment
"Tneasy lies the head that wears a
crown
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
vYhiskey Arithmetic.

elbow many drinks of whiskey do you
average day?" said one gentleman to
another as they were enjoying a social
glass at we'll known resort on Vine
street yesterday afternoon.
"Oh, taking the year round, I presume
my average would be about ten day"
"And how long has this been going
on" was asked.
Straight along for twenty years, I
guess; but it never hurt me any, and I
can tend to my patients (he is profess
sional man just as we'll as 1 ever could"
"But how much whiskey, taking your
own statement for it, do you suppose you
have drunk during that time?"
"I'm sure I don't know. I never
thought about that"
"Well, let us take another nip and
then figure on it." and they did, and here
is the result of their work:
"Ten drinks a day would be seventy
drinks week, or over 9,64O drinks in a
year. In twenty years that would give
the enormous number of 72,S00 drinks,
Now, the average drink taken in this
country is said to be sixty to gallon.
Then divide this 72,S0O by 60, and you
will find that you have consumed 1918
and fraction gallons. Now, there are
supposed to be on an average thirty six
gallons to barrel. Divide 1918 by 36
and you find that you have drunk just
about thirty-s barrels of the stuff"
The old topper looked at the figures and
then at his friend, and then remarked
"Well, let's take one more and then
think I'll give my stomach rest for q
day or two"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
4 Model H0usckecpcr.

Mrs. Cleveland came back from Phila.
delphia on Friday morning saysa a Wash
ington correspondent. The servants at
the white house are glad of it, because
they say that when the mistress is away,
the house is dull and gloomy. "Some-
how" said one to day, cher presence here
is like sunshine. She is always so lively,
so merry and bright. l hated to see her
go away for everything changes when
she is gone and the brightness goes with
her." Mrs. Cleveland ia lovely in her
home life. She is charming house
keeper, and while she is not hard mis-
tress, by any means, she is careful and
watchlul ore. She does not have to
request a thing done more than once,
because the servants love her and always
hasten to do her bidding. When any
thing goes wrong, she has a manner of
reproving which makes the offender ready
to bite his OWE head off for having
offended his fair mistress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17

A terrible accident occurred at
balloon ascension in st. Louis last week.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the balloon, a hot
air affair, was brought on the stage
before the audience of 1000. The air
ship started upward quickly and had
attained a height of 500 feet when there
was collapse, and the @ronaut plunged
to the ground holding desperately to the
ropes which held the sagging canvass;
the descent was very rapid, and as he
came down before the audience he was
thrown upon an iron rod from which
rockets were being fred. Death ensued
instantly. The terrified spectators rushed
to the scene, but could give no help, and
the place was quickly deserted.
= The economy of nature made bad
break when it supplied pigs with tails.
a pigs tail is of no more use to the pig
than the letter "p" is 10 pneumonia.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
- An enterprising Yankee, who

An enterprising Yankee, who
owned a large chair mandatory, had
occasion one day to show friend from
over the water through his establishment.
The Euglishman, amazed at the quantity
of chairs that he saw in their various
stages of completion, exclaimed: Cow
con you hever hexpect to sell so many
chairs" "Wall," said the Yankee, II
guess settin' down amt gone out of fash.
ion yet."-Detron Free Press.
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the pupils help in the work. What they
help to make they will not thoughtlessly
destroy.
In almost every community few
pictures can be obtained to hang in the
school room. Unbleached muslin will
answer for window curtains. Polish the
stove, sweep the cobwebs from the wall
and ceiling, and then keep the house
clean.
Don't think it won't pay. Try it. If
youAschool room is dingy and dirty it
should be ornamented fora still greater
reason. A little soap and water applied
to the desks and floor would add much to
the appearance of many school houses
The Normal lndec.
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To Remain on Until Death.

at the breaking out of the war Mr..
Bryant James, of Eufaula, Alabama, left
for the front as first lieutenant of Colts
artillery. As he bade farewell to his
young wife he placed upon her finger
plain gold ring, biding her remember
him. At one of the terrible engagements
around Petersburg while Smelling feder-
al battery, she'll from the enemy carried
of the lieutenants right arm, taking
away as sacrifice to the cause the hand
that had so tenderly placed the ring upon
the fair hand of his wife. This invests
the ring with tender pathos, and
though now after nearly quarter of a
century's wear the ring has worn to a
slender band Of gold, it has never been
taken from her finger, and Mrs. James
says that it never shall.
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Love Your Mother.

Next to the love of her husband, moth.
ing so crowns woman's life with honor
as this second love, the devotion of the
son to her. We have never known a
boy to "turn out badly" who began by
falling in love with his mother. Any
man may fall in love with fresh.faced
girl, and the man who is gallant to the
girl may cruelty neglect the poor and
weary wife. But the big boy who truly
loves and honors his mother at his middle
age is genuine knight, who will love
his wife as much.in the sere-leaf autumn
as he did in the daised spring. There is
nothing SO beautifully chivalrous as the
love of a big boy for his mother.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17

of petroleum. After the kerosene has
been made, a thick tarry, disagreeable
stuff is left. This looks like the most
hopeless sort of material for any use, but
out of it are made our modern "wax"
candles, "wax" matches, and even some
sorts of candy and chewing gum. Anoth-
er of the materials left when the kerosene
is taken out is made into beautiful dyes
-colors that were never seen in old
times. Unfortunately these colors do
not hold like the simple old-fashicned
dyes but often fade out, or what is worse,
fade into very ugly tints.
Much of the oil is brought from the re-
gion where it is found in curious tank
cars, but some of it is pumped through
pipes three hundred miles long, from
the mines to the refneries. Besides the
track of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey such a pipe runs. If you ever
chance to 60 over that road to Long
Branch or Philadelphia, or 10 some Jer-
sey town near New York, notice this
pipe, and you may hear the oil from three
hundred miles away give thud, thud,
as it is pumped into the reservoirs at
Bayonne. Ifyou look to the eastward,
about six miles below Jersey City on this
road you will see branch track curving
off to New York Bay, where it ends in a
forest of masts and factores and great oil
tanks. Many time you may see from
New York the whole heavens ablaze with
the fire from a tank that has been struck
by lightning or has caught on fire
some other way.
A still more wonderful sight, however,
is to see natural oil we'll ablaze. One
of these wells at Cherry Grove, Pennsyl-
vania, in the summer Of 1882, was sending
out oil at the rate of thousand barrels
a day. BY some accident it took fire and
for four days and nights it shot up into
the air blazing fountain, breaking into
millions of fiery drops, the great column
of fire swept here and there by the pass
ing winds. The fire at last was quenched
by shooting off with cannon ball the
top of the tube out of which the oil was
spouting, and plugging the pipe below
the blaze; but some Of these wells have
gone on burning till all the oil which
they contained has been consumed
Harper's Young People.
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The .Rescuev Of Captain John Smith.

sHrstoric Girp' by E. S. Brooks IN st.
Nicholas for Noveanber.
The Indians especially admired
bravery and cunning. This device of
the white chieftain and his valor when
attacked appealed to their admiration,
and there was great desire to see him.
The renowned prisoner was received
with the customary chorus of Indian
yells; and then, acting upon the one
leading India custom, the law of un-
bounded hospitality, bountiful feast
was set before him. The captive, like
the valiant man he was, ate heartily,
though ignorant what his fate might be.
The Indians seldom wantonly killed
their captives. When sufficient mum.
Der had zen sacrificed to avenge the
memory IF such braves as had fallen in
fight, the remaining captives were either
adopted as tribesmen OF disposed of as
slaves. .
So valiant warrior as this palefaced
cau. co-rouse was too smportant a person.
age to be used as slave, and Wabunsona
cook, the chief, received him as an
honored guest rather than as a prisoner,
kept him in his own house for two days,
and adopting him as his own son, prom
ised him large gift of land. Then,
with many expressions of friendship, he
returned him, we'll escorted by Indian
guides, to the trail that led direct back
to the English colony at jamestown.
This relation destroys the long familiar
romance of the doughty captains life
being saved by "the Kings" own daugh.
ter, but it seems to be the only true
version of the story, based upon his own
original report.
But though the oft described "rescue"
did not take place, the valiant English
mans attention was speedily drawn to
the agile little Indian girl. Mataoka,
whom her father called his "tomboy" or
pocahuntas.
She was as inquisitive as any young
girl, savage or civilized; and she was go
full of kindly attentions to the captain,
and bestowed on him so many smiles
and looks of wondering curiosity, that
Smith made much of her in return, gave
her some triaing presents and asked her
name.
Now it was one of tine many singular
customs of the American Indians never
to tell their own names, nor even to allow
them to be spoken to strangers by any
of their own immediate kindred. The
reason for this lay in their peculiar
superstition, which held that the speak
ing of ones real name gave 70 the
stranger to whom it was spoken a magi-
cal and harmful influence over such
persons.
For this very reason, Wabunsonacook
was known to the colonists by the name
of his tribe, Powhatan, rather than by
his own name. So, when he was asked
his little daughters name, he hesitated,
and then gave in reply the nickname by
which he often called her, Pocahuntas,
the "little tomboy." This agile young
maiden, by reason of her relationship to
the head chief, WAS allowed much more
freedom and fun than was usually the
lot of Indian girls, who were, as rule,
the patient and accomplishing little
drudges of every Indian home and vii
lage.
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= "Lower your muzzle," was the
remark made by girl to a young man
who kissed her on the nose.
If you intend TO Go man Il mean
thing, wait till TO omcrrow. Ifyou are to
do noble thing, do it now.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17

TGg trustassS and patrons.of Kunter's
Springs school are requested to meet
there at 2 o'clock next Saturday, Nov.
1e. Let every patron be present. There
is business for you.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17

Il You have pupil, a young man or
young lady, in your school who wishes
access to the ibyay, he may have it by
simply handing yoa 81. Let US encour-
age our pupils to read more.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17

eff women are really angels" writes
an old bachelor, "Why don't they fly
over the fence instead Of making such a
fearful awkward job of climbipg?"
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We never hear from Mr. Lapgstpn, Of
Fslzar these days. Wondsrwhat is the
mattera We expected Mr.. Langston at
Honea Path, buthe wasn't there. Was
he too busy : His blusbiug face would
have helped us there.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
TEA6HE'Bs'GoLUMN,
j. q. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
Mr.. w. A. Dickson will teach at
Cedar Grove, District No. 1.
Miss Mollie Moorehead is teaching at
Ivy Hollow, and Miss Mollie Roberts at
Hollands.
Mr.. R. W. Pickens is appointed to fill
vacancy in the Board of Trustees for
Brushy Geek, District No. 4.

There are more educational journals
taken and read by the teachers Of An
derson County now than at any time in
the past.
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aa,.s k,zA u. !, -
How has your school opened? Are
the people interested in the work you are
trying to doY How about that house !?
Do you think you can get through the
Winter there2 Let us hear from you.
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And still another of our teachers is
married. Miss Florence Tate has our
congratulations, but how about our list
of teachers, will We have to fill vacancies
with tsachss from other counties?
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Mr.. w. S. Lee takes charge at Sandy
Springs while Mrs. A. NJ. Darracott
ateaches the young idea" at Melton,
,>SD;atrict No. 8.
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Mr. A.. J. Watt contributes the first
dollar to the Teachers Library Fund.
Who nextas Don't forget that we will
call on you for one dollar when we see
you. Have it ready. We want only one
dollar from each teacher TO start this
library. The library has been long need.
ed-come up now like a man and get
$50 worth Of reading matter for s1.oo:
Don't forget that the. fund is not complete
without ydoour ST. 200. = - =
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We see on our table copies Of TIE
Teachers Institute, jSo,stf,qesterzg JoII,Yi'sRI d
of Education, Normal linden, Z Carolina
Teacher, and other very valuable school
journals-call or send and get sample
copy. You can't hope to do good work
vith9At|gooS toqls!i Il Il
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Many Of yoa teachers are boarding,
How do you spend these long evenings? (?
Have you 4 room with fire place, and
doyouhane a good warm 6re'and 8 good
lamp7 Do you sit with the family until
bedtime around the family fire? Well,
if you do, you are in fair way to lose
much valuable time. The best teachers
need to be filled once in every twenty
four hours. Get you q good lamp, if
possible, board where you can have a
room with fire. place and study every
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: They always talk who never think.
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Now, about how much good have you
dops during the past two weeks work 2
Have you made any mistaken Have
you. spoiled any, character? Have you
triaed away any time that might have
been given to profitable reading? Ask
yourself these ,9questions and answer
them. thoughtfally. If you have made
mistakes remember that the successful
teacher issnot he who never makes a
mistake, but he. who, never makes the
same mistake twice.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-03
KING OF TIE COWBOYS.
Further Details Concerning luck Tnylor's
Unfortunate AccItlent

Further "Details CONCERNING luck Tnylor's
Unfortunate Accident.
LONDON, June 2.-During tho perform.
ance Of the Wild West entertainment yea.
terday afternoon Buck Taylor'a horse came
into collision with the horae ridden By
Miss Ferrell, who was going in tho opposite
direction. Miss Ferrell's horse's shoulder
caught Bucks right log, throwing him
back, twisted the limb, breaking Il short
oil about the middle Of the thigh bone,
There were 1000 people in tie grand
stand and great excitement ensued Az
Back was seen to throw up bis arms, reel
In the saddle, give terrible yell and then
fell to the ground, among the flying hoois
OF horses. Tho performance was at once
stopped, surgeons were sent for, stretcher
WAS Procured and Buck was taken TO the
West London hospital. The performance
then proceeded. 1t will probably be three
months before he can leave the hospitaI
The sad feature Of the accident was the TACT
that several minutes before Taylor fell he
had been handed dispatch announcing
the arrival at Queenstown Of the Arizona,
on which bis wife was coming to England
He was so full Of happiness over the news
that 1t Is thought he forgot his perilous
position, gave no heed to what his horse
was doing and thus met with the accident,
The reports concerning Taylor are quite
favorable. The accident to the popular
cowboy has excited much sympathy in his
behalf. Scores OF Americans and many OF
his English admirers called at the hospital
to offer their coincidence and make in
quiries for him. Numbers OF cards have
also been sent him, including those OF
Minister PhelpH and Secretary Of Legation
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-03
~ You'll See.D

CHICAGO, June IA throng Of people,
white and black, mon and women, ,pressed
through the parlors OF tho Grand Pacific
hotel to shake hands with Senator She,.
mrn. The merry twinkling OF the Sena.
tors eye whenever a group OF ladies ap.
preached and the added cordialitv OF
manner in which he received them
caused q jocular remark Of how closely
John Sherman was beginning to resemble
his brother, the General. No speech.
making Of any kind waB indulged in, the
occasion being simply formal reception
TO crafty the desire Of Chicago people at
large who wished an opportunity to meet
Mr.. Sherman personally. Among the long
list OF notablea present were Senator Far.
well, Judge HarIand and ex.Secrstsry
Lincoln. The two cons of James
G. Blaine. Walker and Emmops,
put in an appearance, shaking
hands with Senator Sherman and
chatting with him for moment. When
the Senator Withdrew from the crowd he
wss pushed to his own parlor by small
army Of newspaper men. He lauehingly
warded them OFT and answered them, saw
ing be. was going Straight to his home
in Mansfield, there to retire 10 private
life. To the chorus Of incredulity and
leading questions ensuing he would only
shake his head good humoredly and say,
You'll sec, you'll sse."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-03
BRIGHT ON GLADSTONE.
Ahe nuaNer Statesman Denpunces the a,
Premisr ny d Turn.cont.

Aae suoNeF STATESMAN DeDDunces tho er.
Premier ny Turn.cont.
LONDON, June 2.-John Bright's letter,
read at the Liberal Unionist mas meetinv
at Birmingham, last night, is a long and
fierce denunciation OF the Gladstonian
policy, which in Great Britain, he saws, it
rejected by majority OF two to one. The
letter continues: iass54
MY. Gladstone, having turned his own
coat, Is impatient at the Liberals for refnu,
ing 70 do Likewise. History never before
produced such humiliation. Crowds of
enthusiastic non-Conforlaists su upported
Lord Palmereton's plunge into war with
Russia in 1854. How many of them can
now look back upon their conduct With
cut shame and regret. Now their march
with Gladstone may be to A fntnTa II
equal shgme." q - -
Mr. Bright strongly condemns Editor
obrien's mlHsion, and the refusal OF the
ifisn Mayors to celebrate the Queen's
;, Alter the reading Of Mr.. Briehts letter
ar. Chamberlain addreesed the meeting.
de complained that the Gladstonians
we're abusing the liberty Of speech and
and popular representation in order, with
the farnellltes, to obstruct Parliament.
Ihis ~as treason to the Parliamentary
government and insult to the electors. 1t
could be cured, not by altered procedure
rules, ont by pressure Of public indigna-
uon against the Offenders. II the con-
atisue1cies were anxious for the reiorms
offered IN progressive spirit by the pres-
ent Government they would purge Par
lament OF the men VINO were doing their
best to destroy 1t, III = = -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-03

m KENTUCKY. Democrats are endeavoring
to excite the colored men OF that State
to revolt against the Republican party.
At the recent Republican State conven-
ton Rev. E. Evans, colored preacher Of
Frankfort, was placed in nomination for
Superintendent Of Public Institution. He
took his chance with other .aspiranta, and
was not put on the ticket.
Now the colored Republicans are told
that they were badly treated and are
urged to run Mr.. Evans as an Independ-
ent for Governor. The only hope the
Kentucky Republicans have of electing
anybody on their ticket ..ia by attracting
sufficientsupport from the other aide. To
suppose that they can get enough support
to elect co!ored man to astate Office is to
give the Kentucky mind credit for liber-
ality which it does not possess. 1t would
be almost the same way in West vir.
ginia. w q
Z II Democrats, instead OF upbraiding Re.
publicans for not nominating colored men
in Democratic States, would consent to
allow colored men to vote and have their
votes counted in such States as South
Carolina and Mississippi, there would be
some show on their part Of a sense Of fair
Dlay. Ial... -. 'E WI